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Offer accepted and laid off same day
I have been looking for a flip to fund my next down payment for my second 3 family house. I finally got a really good deal accepted then I find out the same day I am laid off. I am a licensed electrician and am so tir...
Ash Patel
15,000 sq ft. only 12 parking spaces
Hi Everyone! First post, long time reader. I am looking to buy a former ACE Hardware building that is a 15,000 sq ft shell for $450k. The kicker, there are only 12 parking spots for customers. There is some "e...
Aiko Klein
Cost of repairing electrical main panel
My family owns a condominium in California. The history is that there was serious electrical arching in our unit starting about a year ago. We had an electrician check the inside of the unit and the problem was at ...
Warren A.
Do you have subpanel in closet with fuses and aluminum wiring?
Our 3rd party Inspector recommended in May to update fuses to modern breakers and address aluminum wiring,
The electrician who reviewed the punch list, did not seem concerned,
Regretfully, I have already c...
Alyssa Esquivel
Interpreting Inspection Report
I am in the process of purchasing my first investment property (a duplex that I will house hack). I just got the inspection report and have attached the summary. I was wondering if any of you more experienced investor...
Jered Lafuze
Just bought a house and i found electrical issues not to code
Hello everyone,
I have some friends that just bought a house in San Diego and they had me over to give some electrical advice. As I looked in the attic, the house is clearly a flip. There are multiple code violations...
Stuart Udis
The Rehab Cost Figure Everyone Gets Wrong
Site cleaning is consistently understated in rehab construction budgets. Most rehabbers include only enough for initial demolition/cleanout, drywall scrap removal and end of project cleaning. Increasing your construc...
Chris Purcell
Question about Mechanic Liens
I was having a conversation with my buddy and the topic of mechanic liens come up, where a contractor can file a lien and it can attach to your propertySo it got me curious and I started researching. I don’t plan on ...
Art Maydan
Circuit Breaker Keeps Flipping
The bottom unit of my duplex is a 2BR and both bedrooms are on one circuit breaker. Most of the other breakers are a 20V but this one is a 15V. The tenant says that it keeps flipping and all he has plugged in is a mod...
Danielle Hake
100 amps to 200 amps electrical upgrade for 1000 sq ft unit?
Hello! My property manager is telling me I need to upgrade the electrical panel on one of my units from 100 to 200 amps - the cost will be around $4k. For reference, the unit is a 2/1 and around 1000 sq ft. It is half...